Deceased

How Did Matt Osborne Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 55

Also known as Big Josh, Doink, Doink The Clown, Boink The Clown , Borne Again, Reborne Again, Great Mustapha, Matt Borne, Sgt. KrugerGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/07/1957Born inCharlotte, North Carolina, USADied28/06/2013Died inPlanoCausedrug overdoseWikidataQ6789155 ↗TMDb#1196698 ↗

Matthew Wade Osborne, known professionally as Matt Borne, was an American professional wrestler. Osborne was a second generation wrestler, the son of Tony Borne, and is best known as being the first wrestler to portray the character of Doink the Clown.

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Filmography42 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2019	Dark Side of the RingSeries	Self (Archival Footage)	62
2013	ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2Movie	Doink the Clown	56
2013	Legends of Mid-South WrestlingMovie	Matt Borne	56
2011	JCW Legends and IconsMovie	—	54
2007	Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1Movie	"Maniac" Matt Borne	50
1997	Aar Ya PaarMovie	Joker	40
1996	WAR Ryogoku Crush NightMovie	Doink	39
1995	WWE Mega Matches '95Movie	Doink the Clown	38
1994	Inside the WWFMovie	Doink The Clown	37
1994	ECW's NWA World Title TournamentMovie	Doink The Clown	37
1993	RawSeries	Doink	36
1993	WWE Invasion of the BodyslammersMovie	Doink the Clown	36
1993	WWF European Rampage 1993Movie	Doink the Clown	36
1993	WWE WrestleMania IXMovie	Doink the Clown	36
1993	WWE SummerSlam 1993Movie	Doink The Clown	36
1993	WWE U.K. Rampage 1993Movie	Doink the Clown	36
1993	ECW Hardcore TVSeries	—	36
1993	WWE Global WarfareMovie	Doink The Clown	36
1993	WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993Movie	Doink The Clown	36
1993	WWE UK Rampage '93Movie	Doink the Clown	36
1992	WCW Clash of The Champions XVIIIMovie	Big Josh	35
1992	WCW WrestleWar 1992Movie	Big Josh	35
1992	GWF Presents: The Best of USWASeries	Matt Borne	35
1991	WCW Halloween Havoc 1991Movie	Big Josh	34
1991	WCW Starrcade 1991Movie	Big Josh	34
1991	WCW SuperBrawl 1Movie	Big Josh	34
1991	WCW The Great American Bash 1991Movie	Big Josh	34
1991	WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USAMovie	Big Josh	34
1991	WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91Movie	Big Josh	34
1991	WCW Clash of The Champions XVIIMovie	Big Josh	34
1990	WCW Starrcade 1990Movie	Sgt. Kruger	33
1990	NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving ThunderMovie	Sgt. Krueger	33
1988	Clash of the ChampionsSeries	Big Josh	31
1987	WCCW Parade of Champions '87Movie	Matt Borne	30
1987	WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87Movie	Matt Borne	30
1987	WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87Movie	"Maniac" Matt Borne	30
1986	WCCW Labor Day Star Wars '86Movie	"Maniac" Matt Borne	29
1986	WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '86Movie	"Maniac" Matt Borne	29
1985	WrestleManiaMovie	"Maniac" Matt Borne	28
1982	World Class Championship WrestlingSeries	Matt Borne	25
1981	Mid-South WrestlingSeries	Matt Borne	24
1973	WWE Old SchoolSeries	Matt Borne	16